This issue covers the results of a 21-year test of pavement joints, the Hastings spiral bridge, and work on the Dartmouth St. bridge in Minneapolis. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways...

John H. Darling (1847-1942), U.S. Engineer for Duluth-Superior Harbor, oversaw replacement of the original wooden canal piers with concrete piers in 1897. The piers have been maintained and repaired with a major remodeling/rehabilitation in...

This issue covers improvements to roadside landscape management, use of the critical path method for increased productivity, and an employee's report on the damage caused by the Alaska earthquake. Minnesota Highways was the official employee...

This 1890 atlas embraces the corporations of West Duluth and Lakeside and the platted lands adjoining; also acreage maps of the territory in the State of Minnesota, within a radius of about twelve miles, showing the property of the different land...

139-D The caption of this post card says The unique Aerial Lift Bridge and Ship Canal Entrance to Duluth-Superior Harbor is an outstanding attraction of this popular summer vacation city. Total bridge load lifted is 900 tons. Only 55 seconds are...

This issue covers the appointment of a new Highway Patrol chief, praise of Detroit Lakes employees, and a call for state employees to buy savings bonds. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways...

This issue covers the completion of the Red Wing bridge, use of tools and controls, and planning for the annual Engineers' Conference. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).

Skillings' Mining and Market Letter is an international mining trade publication. It began as a weekly publication in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1912. It changed its name to Skillings' Mining Review in July 1916 (dropping the apostrophe in 1993). ...

This issue covers department recognition awards, vacationing in Minnesota, and Red River flooding. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).

Thirty-one page government document, beginning with a letter form the Secretary of War, in response to Senate resolution of April 12, 1892, relative to the proceedings of the board of officers convened to consider the construction of a bridge in...

Skillings' Mining and Market Letter is an international mining trade publication. It began as a weekly publication in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1912. It changed its name to Skillings' Mining Review in July 1916 (dropping the apostrophe in 1993). ...

This issue covers Governor C. Elmer Anderson's visit to the Central Office Building, traffic safety, and a feature on District 10. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).

View from out in the Lake beyond the canal toward the canal's piers, lighthouses or light structures. There are small pleasure craft in Lake Superior. The South Pier is at the left, the North Pier is at the right. People are watching from the...

Skillings' Mining and Market Letter is an international mining trade publication. It began as a weekly publication in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1912. It changed its name to Skillings' Mining Review in July 1916 (dropping the apostrophe in 1993). ...

View of a lake vessel entering the Duluth harbor under the Aerial Lift Bridge loaded with new cars and trucks. This style of street lamp on the piers was replaced in 1955. During the shipping season the bridge makes about 25 lifts a day. The...

D-5 The caption of this post card says One of the nation's top attractions is Duluth's famous aerial bridge which must be raised for each approaching steamer into the harbor, and stretches the mainland of Duluth to the Minnesota Point which juts...

Skillings' Mining and Market Letter is an international mining trade publication. It began as a weekly publication in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1912. It changed its name to Skillings' Mining Review in July 1916 (dropping the apostrophe in 1993). ...

This issue covers the activities of the Safety Promotion Section, the Twin Cities Transportation Study report, and department news. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).

This issue covers testing of a new drainage channel, changes to group insurance contracts, and issues with parking at the Central Office building. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways...

This issue covers health awareness videos, the installation of crash cushions on Minnesota highways, and the hiring of a wildlife biologist. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).

This issue covers safety campaigns, dedication of the Veterans' Memorial in Wilmar, and new road design standards. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).

Passenger steamer North American of the Georgian Bay Line is steaming out of Duluth harbor leaving Duluth. There were many passenger ships and companies used similar names. This vessel had a partner named the South American; both were built in...

During storms water from waves collect in the piers which are designed with drainage gaps so the water runs back into the canal. Here, there is melted snow and a small pack of snow at the base of the pier's walkway that blocks the drainage.

Looking north from the Minnesota Point beach. The neighborhood of Minnesota Point is called Park Point. The park at the end of the point is also called Park Point. The building to the right of the black and white lighthouse is the U.S. Army...

This 62-page document, from the 42nd Congress, 2nd Session, reproduces letters regarding the digging of the canal that connected the Duluth harbor with Lake Superior in 1871. The first letter, from William W. Belknap, Secretary of War, describes...

The area west of the Arena Auditorium occupied here by hundreds of parked RVs will be developed into Bay Front Park. In the summer of 1983, an Airstream rally occupied all of the Arena Auditorium parking lot and the area seen here taken by RVs. ...

This issue covers the highway patrol's warning center, tips on group organization, and the new methods of the Road Design Division. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).

This issue covers flood damage in northern and northeastern Minnesota, a nationwide televised driver's test, and the use of the finished contour method in photogrammetry. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota...

This issue covers the only female police radio dispatcher in Minnesota, the Department's State Fair exhibit, and progress on Interstate freeway routes. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways...

This view from the entry of the Ship Canal shows the south pier, including both the outer and inner South Breakwater Lights. The lift span of the Aerial Bridge is up, giving a view into the harbor. The "Eiffel Tower" structure near the end of the...

Skillings' Mining and Market Letter is an international mining trade publication. It began as a weekly publication in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1912. It changed its name to Skillings' Mining Review in July 1916 (dropping the apostrophe in 1993). ...